Touch of Power

Laying hands upon the injured and dying, Avry of Kazan assumes their wounds and diseases into herself. But rather than being honored for her skills, she is hunted. Abducted by a band of rogues whose leader values her gift, she must heal a plague-stricken prince--leader of a campaign against her people.

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Pretty cool conception of healing, where the healer actually takes the injury into themselves. That being said, too much concentration on relationships, not nearly on the cool world building and action.

I love the premise of this book with the idea of healers who cure others by taking the injuries and sicknesses of the patient into themselves. Avry was a strong lead though not one of my favourites and I liked the perverted villain that was Tohon. My favourite Maria V. Snyder book is still Poison Study (Valek is just soo drool worthy), but I will definitely be checking out this books sequel when it's released in 2013 :)

plarocca54
Jul 01, 2012

This was my first Maria Snyder novel but certainly not my last. Very good! Looking forward to the next book in the series.

HanakoGal
Jun 25, 2012

Another great book from Maria Snyder. It was enjoyable, and interesting. It was full of adventure, interesting magic, a new world to explore, and a great heroine. I look forward to the next book.